a business plan一份商业计划书
About a year ago, I came up with an idea that I thought would revolutionize the way people sell their goods on the Internet.
大约一年前，我突然产生了一个创意，我想我能非常创造性地革新人们在网上卖东西的方式。
After a lot of planning, I decided to try to attract investors by developing a business plan.
在做了很多计划性工作后，我决定写一个商业计划书去吸引投资者。
I got some advice from my friend Steve who is a very successful entrepreneur.
我的好朋友斯蒂夫是一个非常成功的创业者，他给了我不少好的建议。
First, he told me I needed to figure out my business model.
首先他告诉我，我需要确立我的商业模式。
How would my investors make money?
如何能让我的投资者赚到钱？
How long would it take for the company to be in the black?
公司需要多长的时候来走向赢利？
Steve said that the proposal would need to show revenue projections for the first five years, and that I should give an estimate of gross sales for that same period.
他说计划书中要能显示出未来五年的收入预期，同时我还要预测出这一时期的总的销售额。
Steve also said that I should include what I thought was the target market for the new service and my plan for convincing potential buyers that the new service would give them a competitive advantage.
他还说计划书中要阐明我们要提供的新服务的目标客户是谁，我们又如何能让我们的用户信服我们将要提供给他们的服务有哪些竞争优势。
After working on the plan for a few months, I thought it was ready to show to some prospective investors.
我花了几个月来写这份计划书，现在我想我已经准备好了向投资人去展示了。
All I need is just one big investor to take a chance on it.
现在需要的就是找一个大投资人去碰碰运气。
Hopefully, this time next year, I’ll be well on my way to building a new business empire.
希望明年的这个时候，我能初步建立起一个新的商业帝国。
